Victoria Holland, Soprano

Victoria Holland, Soprano

Victoria Holland with singer Brenda Turner

Victoria Holland with singer Brenda Turner

I am an opera singer, performer and instructor. I believe that our bodies are capable of producing naturally intense sound. We are all built to sing!
— Victoria Holland

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall - Northwestern University

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall - Northwestern University

The College of Examiners is made up of over 350 distinguished professional teachers. I am pictured here with fellow Voice Examiners at The Royal Conservatory of Music.

The College of Examiners is made up of over 350 distinguished professional teachers. I am pictured here with fellow Voice Examiners at The Royal Conservatory of Music.

Royal Conservatory of Music

Royal Conservatory of Music

David and Amy Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago

David and Amy Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago

Loyola University Museum of Art Chicago

Loyola University Museum of Art Chicago

Ravinia Festival’s Martin Theatre Highland Park, Illinois

Ravinia Festival’s Martin Theatre Highland Park, Illinois

Orchestra Hall, Chicago Symphony Center

Orchestra Hall, Chicago Symphony Center

EDUCATION

D. Mus., MM in Voice and Opera Performance Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
BA in Music Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

College of Examiners, Royal Conservatory of Music, Member since 2014
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Member since 1997
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Chicago Chapter, Board Member 2007-12; President 2010-12; Treasurer 2008-10
The Musical Offering, EvanstonBoard Member 2014-18; Advisory Board Member 2000-13
Musicians Club of Women, Active Member since 2009; Board Member since 2015
Chicago Singing Teachers Guild, Member since 2008; Treasurer 2008-10

 

TEACHING POSITIONS

Private Voice Studios since 1995
Royal Conservatory of Music’s Summer High School Voice Intensive, Toronto, Ontario since 2016
The Musical Offering, Evanston, Illinois, Voice Faculty since 2010
Science and Arts Academy, Des Plaines, Illinois, Music Faculty 2012-14
Loyola University, Chicago 1999-2010, Applied Voice Instructor; Coordinator of Applied Music; Medieval/Renaissance Music History
Northwestern University School of Music 1999-2000, Applied Voice Lecturer
Lawrence University Conservatory of Music 1998, Applied Voice Lecturer

 

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

University of Illinois in Chicago, 2019, Guest Lecturer
Loyola University Chicago, 2019, Vocal Masterclass: Bel canto technique
University of Chicago, 2017, Vocal Masterclass: Italian Art Song for Voice and Guitar
Elmhurst College, Illinois, 2017, Vocal Masterclass: Italian Art Song for Voice and Guitar
Northeastern Illinois University, 2016, Vocal Masterclass: Italian Art Song for Voice and Guitar
Central Region NATS, 2015, “Rethinking Italian Art Song: Arie Antiche for Voice and Guitar”
Loyola University, Chicago, 2014, Vocal Masterclass
Downers Grove North High School, Illinois, 2014, Vocal Masterclasses
University of Illinois, Chicago, 2011-14, Guest Lecturer
ATINER Conference Athens, Greece, 2010,  “Technology in the Voice Studio”
Chicago NATS/Chicago Singing Teachers Guild, 2009,  “Technology in the Voice Studio”
Loyola University Chicago Medieval Studies Program 2008 “Performing Gregorian Chant”
Chicago Singing Teachers Guild, 2007 “Gregorian Chant and the 21st-Century Musician”
Loyola University Faculty Lecture Series, 2007, Keynote Panel, “Technology in the Classroom” 

 

SOLO PERFORMANCE RESUME IN BRIEF

Aldeburgh Festival Suffolk, England
Alliance Française de Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Baroque Ensemble Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Cultural Center Chicago, Illinois
Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Conservatorio di Parma Parma, Italy
DuPage Opera Glen Ellyn, Illinois
DuPage Symphony Naperville, Illinois
Elgin Symphony Orchestra Elgin, Illinois
Fourth Presbyterian Church Chicago, Illinois
Harper College Performing Arts Center Palatine, Illinois
John Felice Rome Center Rome, Italy
Loyola University Museum of Art Chicago, Illinois
Main Street Opera Company Arlington Heights, Illinois
Mayslake Peabody Estate Oakbrook, Illinois
Memphis Symphony Orchestra Memphis, Tennessee
Mundelein Center, Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Music Institute of Chicago Winnetka, Illinois
Music on the Hill Concert Series Barrington, Illinois
Music on Madison Concert Series Evanston, Illinois
Orchestra Hall, Chicago Symphony Center
Ravinia Festival’s Martin Theatre Highland Park, Illinois
Redmoon Theater Company,Chicago, Illinois
S. P. A. C. E.,Evanston, Illinois
Union League Club,Chicago, Illinois
WFMT Radio Chicago live and recorded broadcasts